by Conan Tobias

2016 ReLit nominees announced

Nominees for the 2016 ReLit Awards were announced on Jan. 24. Longlists of 16 nominees each were presented in three categories: novel, poetry, and short fiction. Novel nominees include Martin John by Anakana Schofield (Biblioasis), A ... Read More »

January 24, 2017 | Filed under: Awards

Writers’ Trust announces 2017–18 Berton House residents

By Conan Tobias

The Writers’ Trust of Canada announced the roster of authors taking up residency at the Berton House Writers’ Retreat for 2017–18: Elizabeth Ruth, the Toronto-based author of Ten Good Seconds of Silence, a finalist for ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Authors

Literary event listings, Jan. 23–29, 2017

By Conan Tobias

TUESDAY, JANUARY 24 Art Bar Reading Series: With Steve Venright, John Oughton, and Stephen Humphrey. Free Times Café, 320 College St., Toronto. 8 p.m. $5. artbar.org Dennis McConaghy: Launch of the book Dysfunction. Calgary Petroleum ... Read More »

January 23, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings, Jan. 16–22, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, JANUARY 16 Peter Jennings: Speaking on his book Shark Assault. Best Western Hotel, 400 Memorial Ave., Orillia, Ont. 10 a.m. Free TUESDAY, JANUARY 17 Art Bar Reading Series: With Claudio Duran, Vanessa Shields, Rosa ... Read More »

January 16, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Catherine Montgomery, Canada Council literary program officer, dies

By Conan Tobias

Catherine Montgomery, a program officer with the Canada Council for the Arts, died on Jan. 5, at the age of 62. Montgomery, a native of Ontario, trained as a translator and had a long career working for ... Read More »

January 10, 2017

Literary Event Listings: Jan. 9–15, 2017

By Conan Tobias

TUESDAY, JANUARY 10 Rowers Reading Series: With Joan Crate, Adebe DeRango-Adem, Jacob McArthur Mooney, and Hoa Nguyen. Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave., Toronto. 6:30 p.m. Free. rowerspubreadingseries.com Art Bar Reading Series: With Lucy Brennan, Jeff Cottrill, ... Read More »

January 9, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings: Jan. 2–8, 2017

By Conan Tobias

FRIDAY, JANUARY 6 Toronto Poetry Slam: Semifinals featuring a guest performance by Sabrina Benaim. Drake Hotel, 1150 Queen St. W., Toronto. 8 p.m. $10. torontopoetryslam.com Send listings for any Canadian literary events to [email protected]. Please ... Read More »

January 3, 2017 | Filed under: Events

Literary event listings, Dec. 19–Jan. 1, 2017

By Conan Tobias

MONDAY, DECEMBER 19 Vancouver Poetry Slam: Poetry slam competition with guest performers. Café Deux Soleils, 2096 Commercial Dr., Vancouver. 8 p.m. $5 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23 Toronto Poetry Slam: Featuring a rare non-poetry guest performance by ... Read More »

December 16, 2016 | Filed under: Events

Book Making: Seth disguises his cartoony style for Biblioasis’s collection of Christmas ghost stories

By Conan Tobias

The Christmas ghost story is a literary tradition long past its heyday, but ardent fans still remain. Last year, Biblioasis released the first two instalments in a reissue series of mainly out-of-print Victorian holiday ghost ... Read More »

December 15, 2016 | Filed under: Deals

Book Making: Multiple accolades can make for design challenges

By Conan Tobias

Madeleine Thien’s novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing (Knopf Canada), about a mother and daughter who invite a young woman fleeing the aftermath of China’s Tiananmen Square protests into their home – has won, in ... Read More »

December 15, 2016

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